Brush connection



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H. B. EYNQN. l BRUSH CONNECTION. `APPLI4CATION FILED NOV. 9. 1920.

Patented '00N 4, 1921.

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PATENT OFFICE.

.HOWARD :amminiA EYNON, or WE1.LsvtrLLE,'NEW-Aromi BRUS CONNECTION.

Application filed November 9, 1920. Serial No. 422,768. I

To Ill whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD B. EY'NON, a citizen of the United States, residingwat Wellsville, in the county of Allegheny,

State of New York, have invented ce1-'tain new and useful Improvements in Brush Con# nections; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrlp,-

tion of the invention, such as will enable 1o others Skilled in the art "to which it. pertains to make and use the same. My invention 1s an improvement 1n methods of securing cable ends to brushes, 1n'

s what is lrnownas a pig tail connection,` and consists in' forming in the brushan opening of slightly greater diameter than the 'cable for receiving the cable end and in filling the space about the cable with angu- -.lar pieces of metal of a slightly greater length than the distance between the cable vand the wall of the opening.

In the drawings 1 Figure l is a sectional View showing one method of securing the cable ends in place. Fig. l2 is a similarview .showing another arrangement. l

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of `the tamping die. Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic views showing the theoretical action of the holdin means.

idg. 6 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2 showin another arrangement.

The improvedmethod consists in forming in the brush indicated at 14 an opening 2 of greater diameter than the cable 3 whose end is' to be connected to the brush; the

opening is preferably of greater depth than' the vlength of that portion of the end which 40 is to be inserted in the opening. Thus an annular space 4 is provided between the cable end and the wal-l of' theopening. Within this space I force short pieces of .ne wire indicated at 5, each of the said pieces'fbeing bent upon itself and, tangled with its fellows to yform a great number of fine projecting ends'to engage the carbon and the cable and secure them to one another. In the main, the pieces of wire are '50 U-shaped orV-Shaped, the ends, however,

diverging at an acute angle.

- Preferably the pieces of wire are of a length slightly greater than the diameter of the annular space 4, that is, they are of slightly greater length than the distance be- 'tween the periphery of the cable end and Specification of Letters Patent. i

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the wall of thelopening 2. The space beneath the end of the cable and between the cable' end and lthe wall'of the opening is completely filled with these pieces of wire as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When sofc-onnected the cable end is firmly held in .place 1n the brush, the pieces of. wire resisting the dislodgement of the cable end by biting into the end and into the wall/ofthe opening'with their cutting en'ds. f

The pressure usedin forcing the cutv wire into the Aopening varies withthe size of the brush and in accordance lwith the experience of the operator, The cutvwire maybe forced into the opening between the cable -end and the Wall .thereof by hand or in any otherA may have a lateral extension .1 0, as'shown in Fig. 6 for facilitatingthe insertion of thecut wire, but in either case,'the action 1s the` same, the pieces of wire resistin withdrawal of the cable end by biting into.'

the opening wall and the cablc'end with It is desirable that the 'pieces of wire be of a length greater than the diameter oi the annular space between the cable end and the opening wall but it is also desirable that they be not much greater in length. If the pieces are eut too long, the said pieces will take th`e position shown in Fig. 4 when pushed into place. As shown in this figure the pieces of wire 12 are in length four ortive times the widthof the space 13 between the wall of the opening in thel brush v14e and the cable end 15. length are forced into place the ends of the wrre are practically parallel and they do' not hold well, the biting action of the cutends being prevented by the parallel position ofthe ends.

lf the wires are cut too short there is no holding action, but if they are cut ot' the Then pieces of-this.

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length shown in Fig. 5 wherein the pieces l() have a length from one and a half to two titties the diameter oi' the annular space 17 liltwecu the wallof the opening and thc-cab e end 18 they will hold firmly, the ends standing at such an angle that they will bite "info thiwan -of the open'ins and-info the cable end.' I A I If th/[Wire is 'cut in lengths less than the diameter of the annular 'space they will sift out ofthe fpening even ifconsiderable presi sure' is used in-'tamping Preferably copper cable of an nchvin ldiameter is used though 1t isf-obvious that other -sizes may be used and other character of wire.-

In Fig. 3ithe're is shown-a die for facilit'at-l lng the proper placing ofthe cable end in theopemng- This die, as shown is a tubular body 19. having a reduced portion 20, whichwill fit1-within the opening of the brush around th/e cableend' The bore of the die "'iso'a siz'efto :receive the cable end, and the .cable end sfinserted by placing it inthe die aftenwhichfthe portion 20 of the die -isinsertedin the opening of the brush with the cable endin place.

In the construction of Fig. l6 the die may be. partially Withdrawn beyond the llateral "extension 12 and thebottom part of the A openingmay be filled. Afterward the die is entirely withdrawn and the remaining 'y space is filled with the cut Wire. Y

clalm 1. A method of securing a flexible concluetorto aloru'sh which consists vin for-imnor mi the brush an opening, inserting the con uctor, filling the remainder of the opening ber tween the conductor and the wall-of the opening with pointed pieces 'of metal and pressingthe same into place.

2.- A 'method of securing a flexible conductor to'ia brush which -consists in forming in the brush anopening, inserting the conduc- 'tor and forcing into the' space between the conductor and the wall of the opening 'pieces of wire bent into angular form.

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3. A method of lsecuring a lexibie concluctorwi'ithin an opening formed'ina brush, andintoivhich theconductor is inserted which comprises pressing intothe'space between the conductor'and thevall of the opening pieces of wire for engaging the conductor and the wall and of greater length than the distanceto be spanned between the and a packing of angular pieces of metal be-,

tween the conductor and wall of the open' ing.

6. A carbon brush having an opening, and a flexible conductor received in the opening and an independent. packing of pointed pieces of vrnfctal in the opening about the conductor for engaging'the conductor and the wall of the opening.

7; A bonding material for securing iiexible conductors in brush openings, consisting of angnlar pieces ofnmetal;A

8. A method .of securing a conductor ton.

brush, which consists in vforming inthe brush a`n opening, inserting the conductor in the opening, and filling the lspace between the conductor and the Wall of the opening with pieces' of metal having points for engaging the wall of the openingand the conductor 'and lfor intertangling with each other to form a bond between the brush and the conductor.

In testimon wheref I aiix mv signature. HOYVARD LAINE YNON. t 

